It just depends on what you wire them to. I don't know if you can vary the output of them by varying current or volts, but if so, wire them to both the 3rd and tails and have them run and get brighter with the brakes.

i think it would definatly look good working as a 3rd break light as well as lit dim for parking lights so it would match the rear tails. IMHO i think this is the only way to go. In fact, if this becomes a reality, I might think of disconnecting the stock 3rd break light and only use the rear reflector as the 3rd. Having both the factory 3rd and the reflector all lighting up at the same time might take away from the asthetics of the mod (i.e. too many breaklights). Someone needs to figure it out though b/c it would make the back of our cars look really good.

There is a picture out there somewhere that has the reflector reflecting back from the flash of the camera. If you could get your car like that... I would be amazed!!!


Steve

talk to auiotour (sp) see what kind of leds you could use to give off a bright light with a large area.

About the rear fogs, i did put in a rear fog light in the left rear light housing. There is enought room there to run another bulb ( a 1157 with a single fillament). Just dremel a hole on the inside, vacum out the plastic pieces, and stick a bulb on there in a 2 wire hook up bulb holder ( i bought a GM one from Autozone for like $3 bucks, a Ford one was a bit more expesive and they were out of stock of that one at the time anyway). I ran the wires throught the left side of the backseat and tucked them under the side plastic that runs along the side doors and ran it to a cheap 3 prong switch underneath the radio. There is a pick of it lit up compared to the right side on my profile. Let me know if you need help.

I was thinkin about doin this when I seen on cardomain.com that people were painting over the reflector or getting rid of them I really don't like that idea as much as the lights I think a brake light would look cool too and put the neon stick lights on them I did think of that too I bet it could be done I'll do some tinkering I got a spare trunk lid I could probably look at, and hey leave the stock one in the back window....you can never have to many brake lights.

Since fst4dr put a pre98 trunk lid on my car, I've wanted to make the reflector part around the reverse lights light up with LED's... I can get the resistors for the huge number of LEDs it will take, but the actual wiring will suck (but hey, I can probly work on it while I'm at work... we do fire/security alarms, so we have a TON of small electronic parts lying around).

I was thinking of hooking them up to the regular fog light switch, so whenever needed, both are on 1 switch (plus it'll make it look sorta factory).

Someday I can do this... maybe it can be done before I redo my plans for the computer, more than likely cheaper...

Something I was thinkin about for the post98's... were you guys talking about the small push in bulbs (like what light up the footwells on ours and most sidemarker lights on others), or full size bulbs like turn signals?

I think using a small bulb with the twist in housing (like they use for side markers on most GM's) would work well as long as you have clearance. It would end up something like a Buick rear end (with a zillion bulbs), but shouldn't be too hard.

Maybe design a whole new refelector that would spread out the light more, then you could put 5 or 6 footwell lights behind it. You have to have a way to mold plastic though.